AML Contractor Information 60-Day FR Notice

AML Contractor Info.60.2012.pdf

30 CFR 874.16 and the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor Information Form

AML Contractor Information 60-Day FR Notice

OMB: 1029-0119

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 160 / Friday, August 17, 2012 / Notices
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in the BLM Idaho Falls
District, which covers eastern Idaho.
Items on the agenda will include an
overview of current issues affecting the
BLM, review and approval of past
meeting minutes and a public comment
period. Following those discussions, the
Council will review the Fisher Bottoms
acquisition along the South Fork of the
Snake River and travel to the site to
discuss and provide the field office with
input on how to preserve the site for the
public. At 8:30 a.m. on September 19,
the RAC will meet again to discuss the
sage-grouse amendment process,
domestic/bighorn sheep issues, current
litigation, the Challis wild horse gather,
and review the Curlew/Deep Creeks
Travel Management plan. Agenda items
and location may change due to weather
and other environmental circumstances.
All meetings are open to the public.
The public may present written
comments to the Council. Each formal
Council meeting will also have time
allocated for hearing public comments.
Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and time available,
the time for individual oral comments
may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation, tour
transportation or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Wheeler, RAC Coordinator, Idaho
Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho
Falls, ID 83401. Telephone: (208) 524–
7550. Email: [email protected].
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
District Manager, Idaho Falls District.
[FR Doc. 2012–20219 Filed 8–16–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to seek approval to
continue the collection of information
for the contractor eligibility, and the

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Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
Contractor Information form. This
information collection activity was
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
assigned clearance number 1029–0119.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by October 16, 2012, to be assured of
consideration.
Comments may be mailed to
John A. Trelease, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
203—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease,
at (202) 208–2783 or by email at
[email protected].
ADDRESSES:

OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13), require that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies
information collection that OSM will be
submitting to OMB for approval. This
collection is contained in 30 CFR 874.16
and the Abandoned Mine Land
Contractor Information form. OSM will
request a 3-year term of approval for
each information collection activity. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control number for
this collection is 1029–0119. Responses
are required to obtain a benefit.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany
OSM’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.

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While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Title: 30 CFR 874.16—Contractor
eligibility, and the AML Contractor
Information form.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0119.
Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires
that every successful bidder for an AML
contract must be eligible under 30 CFR
773.15(b)(1) at the time of contract
award to receive a permit or conditional
permit to conduct surface coal mining
operations. Further, the regulation
requires the eligibility to be confirmed
by OSM’s automated AVS and the
contractor must be eligible under the
regulations implementing Section 510(c)
of the Surface Mining Act to receive
permits to conduct mining operations.
The AML Contractor Information form
provides a tool for OSM and the States/
Indian tribes to help them prevent
persons with outstanding violations
from conducting further mining or AML
reclamation activities in the State.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
contract.
Description of Respondents: AML
contract applicants and State and tribal
AML authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 279 bidders
and 46 State responses.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 169.
Dated: August 7, 2012.
Andrew F. DeVito,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2012–19836 Filed 8–16–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to request approval to
continue the collection of information
for our petition process for designation
of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or
certain types of surface coal mining
operations and for termination of
previous designations. This information
collection activity was previously

SUMMARY:

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